Day 6 Ex xx Ten Commandments

There are two things that I see in this passage that jump out at me and that I did nto see myself but other people have shown to me and I think they are worth looking at now.

The first is in verse 7 in the commandment about taking God's name in vain. The word 'take' here is תשׂא (naw'shaw or here taw'shaw). This word can mean a great many things. My friend Jon Langman did a study and he found that one of the means for that word is to take, like a coat, and wear. Not just to take the name 'God' on our lips but also to take His name on our lives in vain. It is, I think, a matter of both. The greater application is this; calling yourself a Christian and then not living up to it. Taking Christs' name in vain.

The second thing that was pointed out to me was in verse 9. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work,. We put a whole lot of emphasis on the 'day of rest'. Not so often do we see that we are also commanded to work the six other days. My friend Ransom Maggard pointed this out. Christians are always taking their Sunday naps, which without we would surely be children of Satan. But they are not too worried about the other half of the command, working the other six days.

I hope to hear some things that God made light up to you. Please leave a comment.